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Tuesday, December 2, 2014

My gift to you...New Books for December! (part 5)

Hunt for the Bamboo Rat by Graham Salisbury

Zenji Watanabe, seventeen, is sent from Hawaii to the Philippines to spy
on the Japanese during World War II and, after he is captured and
tortured, must find a way to survive months of being lost in the jungle
behind enemy lines.

Illusive by Emily Lloyd-Jones

After a vaccine accidentally creates superpowers in a small percentage
of the population, seventeen-year-old Ciere, an illusionist, teams up
with a group of fellow high-class, super-powered thieves to steal the
vaccine's formula while staying one step ahead of mobsters and deadly
government agents.

The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

Cassie Sullivan and her companions lived through the Others' four waves
of destruction. Now, with the human race nearly exterminated and the 5th
Wave rolling across the landscape, they face a choice: brace for winter
and hope for Evan Walker's return, or set out in search of other
survivors before the enemy closes in.

In Real Life by Lawrence Tabak

Fifteen-year-old math prodigy Seth Gordon hopes to compete
professionally playing Starfare, the world's most popular computer game,
but when he gets the chance to move to Korea and train full-time, he
may not be ready for the culture shock and leaving his possible
girlfriend, Hannah.

Minecraft: Construction Handbook by Needler, Matthew

If you can dream it, you can build it in Minecraft! This OFFICIAL guide
will give you tips and tricks on how to be a creative genius! You can
make theme parks with incredible waterslide rides, or entire pirate
coves complete with galleons! Is there nothing that can't be achieved in
Minecraft? Here the experts talk you through amazing constructs which
range from awe-inspiring cathedrals to wacky inventions--like the
hilarious animal cannon that catapults cows out to sea! Find out which
are Notch's personal favorites and get step-by-step instructions to fuel
your own creative genius. Be ORE-some!